Midway

/mɪdweɪ/ · noun

Meaning

The middle; the midst..

Definitions by Sense

1. The middle; the midst.
2. A middle way or manner; a mean or middle path between extremes.
3. (US) The part of a fair or circus where rides, entertainments, and booths are concentrated.
4. (US) The widest aisle in the middle of an industrial complex (such as railroad shops or a coach yard) along which various buildings are aligned.
5. Being in the middle of the way or distance; middle.
6. Halfway; equidistant from either end point; in the middle between two points.

Example Sentences

Prayes, and distroyes the prayer, no midway Twixt these extreames at all.

Paths indirect, or in the midway faint.

He told me to identify a good midway point at which I could pause the job.

A: Where's the ship at currently? B: It is midway.

He stopped me midway through the job and told me to put it on hold.

Originally scheduled to come up mid-way through the alphabetically-ordered agenda by being listed as "Lesbianism," the issue was pushed back to 23 (out of 26 resolutions) with the renaming of it as "Sexual Preference."

It shell-shocked the home crowd, who quickly demanded a response, which came midway through the half and in emphatic fashion.

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